USA: Four-year-old boy is accidentally shot dead and his parents arrested for "negligence" in South Carolina | World | America

A couple was arrested by the authorities after their son, a child under the age of four, was shot and wounded by his mother's gun at a hotel in South Carolina [19659002] United States ]

Heather Lynn Odom and Jeremy Barrett were charged with negligence after the child was shot dead on Saturday night. At the hearing, the mother said that it was a tragic accident.

"I just wanted to say that it was just a tragic accident and that it should not have happened, but it did" emphasized the mother. who, like Jeremy Barrett, could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The detectives determined that the child found the .38 caliber pistol in the Odom wallet, at a time when she and Barrett were in another room of the suite

The son of couple is seriously injured in the hospital of the Greater Strand Regional Medical Center, police confirmed. He added that the child protection service staff is coordinating with grandparents to see if they can take care of the child.

Source: AP